Charmaine D'Souza, Mba, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Rivière-Du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

1. Responsible for month end and year end closes. 2. Validated the work of accounting technicians. 3. Worked with external consultants in implementing SAP.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Participate in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements (RFA), working closely and coordinating with the other Financial Management Officers; • Act as lead analyst for the preparation of the Ministry quarterly reporting package, prepare and maintain the schedule of activities, the required documentation and draft the reports for review; • Prepare the capital annual budget for the college, forecast spending at year end to carry forward surplus and prepared the… Show more • Participate in the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements (RFA), working closely and coordinating with the other Financial Management Officers; • Act as lead analyst for the preparation of the Ministry quarterly reporting package, prepare and maintain the schedule of activities, the required documentation and draft the reports for review; • Prepare the capital annual budget for the college, forecast spending at year end to carry forward surplus and prepared the package for Board approval. • Prepare the supporting documentation to Capital Budget Committee, in order to update stakeholders of available funding reporting and also produce reports as requested; • Work closely with the Plant & Facilities department in keeping track of renovation costs, making sure appropriate budgets are used and providing monthly reports as needed; • Oversee and maintain the Chart of Accounts; • Analyze revenue and expenditure items and assisting the Director of Finance with information needed for budgeting purposes; • Provide information to the Ministry, or other outside agencies as required; • Participate in the review of the current accounting processes associated with recording and monitoring of capital purchases and renovations. implementing changes; • Advise improvements required in procedures and schedule of activities; • Complete GST/QST quarterly reports; • Perform other duties as required. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

Record accruals , journal entries invoices in order to ensure that all expenses are captured in their respective profit centers so as to improve accuracy of internal performance measurementsEffectively manage and complete all accounting information required for month end, quarter end and year end closes Analyze general ledger activity and ensure P&L and Balance sheet activity are accurately reflected in the reporting environmentManage and streamline the accounting… Show more Record accruals , journal entries invoices in order to ensure that all expenses are captured in their respective profit centers so as to improve accuracy of internal performance measurementsEffectively manage and complete all accounting information required for month end, quarter end and year end closes Analyze general ledger activity and ensure P&L and Balance sheet activity are accurately reflected in the reporting environmentManage and streamline the accounting payable process that resulted in reducing the time spend on weekly cheque runsMaintain schedules to support balance sheet accounts (prepaids, capital lease, fixed asset continuity, capital expenses, deferred debt, share appreciation rights and long term debt as per IFRS standards).Perform monthly budget to actual variance analyzes for CFO along with commentary on material variances Perform monthly bank account reconciliations and prepare monthly billings to subsidiary companyFile GST returns and quarterly reports to Statistics CanadaMaintain financial working papers to meet audit deliverables Show less

Toronto

● Evaluator for case analysis competitions presented by MBA students ● Administered student service report processing and answered queries

• Processed journal entries and maintained general ledgers for individuals ,housing societies & private companies according to standard procedures and policies• Supported partners in various monthly and quarterly closing activities • Prepared monthly reconciliation statements for several private companies• Maintained and managed the entire payroll process for a transnational company operating in India that involved calculation of monthly pay, vacation pay, other benefits and T.D.S… Show more • Processed journal entries and maintained general ledgers for individuals ,housing societies & private companies according to standard procedures and policies• Supported partners in various monthly and quarterly closing activities • Prepared monthly reconciliation statements for several private companies• Maintained and managed the entire payroll process for a transnational company operating in India that involved calculation of monthly pay, vacation pay, other benefits and T.D.S deductions • Assisted with financial reporting and analysis by conducting external and internal audits• Prepared and filed personal income tax statements, advised clients on financial planning and tax minimization strategies Show less

• Worked as a liaison with various vendors to gets registrations, licenses, hardware and software for the company• Assisted and provided key data and analysis to the budgeting team • Processed accounts payable, maintained up-to-date vendor statements to ensure timeliness and completeness, communicated with vendors to resolve questions and concerns on invoices, issued checks to vendors after approvals and ran aging as required to identify current items due for payment• Monitored and… Show more • Worked as a liaison with various vendors to gets registrations, licenses, hardware and software for the company• Assisted and provided key data and analysis to the budgeting team • Processed accounts payable, maintained up-to-date vendor statements to ensure timeliness and completeness, communicated with vendors to resolve questions and concerns on invoices, issued checks to vendors after approvals and ran aging as required to identify current items due for payment• Monitored and managed company’s daily petty cash requirements• Analyzed vendor invoices & Government statutory payments and processed the payments in a timely manner Show less

Education record

Mba, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of Social Welfare Club at Schulich India Campus Member of the Womem In Leadership Club at Schulich.

Master'S And Bachelor `S Of Commerce, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Participated actively and won elocution and various other competitions organised by the college ;Represented.